document.write( "Question 1061972: Simplifying without a calculator using the rules of exponents. Showing work and putting in a^u b^2 format\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "^^^all one problem a & b were not put in parenthesis with their separate exponents and this is exactly how it was written, to avoid any confusion. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "Simplifying without a calculator using the rules of exponents. Showing work and putting in a^u b^2 format\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "^^^all one problem a & b were not put in parenthesis with their separate exponents and this is exactly how it was written, to avoid any confusion. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I'm not sure where to start or how to break down this problem.
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If it's , then continue reading.
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document.write( " ------- Getting rid of parentheses, and converting 
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document.write( " ------- Collecting like-terms
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